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39. Simply ban pseudonyms. Commenters should have to give real names

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2014, 12:10 PM

Jul 2014

That would cut down on the hate speech, pronto.

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Newspaper Comment Sections Become Cordoned-Off Hate Crime Scenes [View all] n2doc Jul 2014 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author randys1 Jul 2014 #1

NOthing to say, america broken, stupid everywhere randys1 Jul 2014 #2

Damn had my reply to you ready to go and you self deleted LOL snooper2 Jul 2014 #3

had to, whenever you say anything about revolution here you get in trouble randys1 Jul 2014 #5

Agree..they push for a Rwanda and then will scream when it happens to them Katashi_itto Jul 2014 #11

If the stupids could get the USA they think they want, this problem would resolve itself randys1 Jul 2014 #12

I want to hear your reply randys1 Jul 2014 #10

had to do with sovereign assholes in Montana and homophobic pricks in Detroit snooper2 Jul 2014 #20

Scary stuff...When the populace is full of incorrect information, coupled with their immature randys1 Jul 2014 #28

Not just newspapers, the alsame Jul 2014 #4

Sometimes I do wonder if anonymity on the internet is a good thing or not. Perhaps individuals RKP5637 Jul 2014 #8

Providing real names is more likely to shut down voices of reason than assholes. JoeyT Jul 2014 #18

Excellent point!!!! RKP5637 Jul 2014 #19

I just wish sites were alsame Jul 2014 #27

I spend most of my online time on DU. I also really never post to any groups but DU. The RKP5637 Jul 2014 #33

Hatred seems to be everywhere in the US. I used to be in some other website communities RKP5637 Jul 2014 #6

alternative health sites and videos hopemountain Jul 2014 #7

What?????? AlbertCat Jul 2014 #15

a nice example reddread Jul 2014 #21

You don't like the Woo? I thought everyone like the Woo! snooper2 Jul 2014 #30

because herbal remedies never work reddread Jul 2014 #37

sure they work, my four year old wants to drink coffee like mommy snooper2 Jul 2014 #46

thats a wickedly addictive substance to turn a 4 year old onto reddread Jul 2014 #50

I know, we are working on it, snooper2 Jul 2014 #55

unless a greedy pharmaceutical company sells them to you? AlbertCat Jul 2014 #60

!!!!!! reddread Jul 2014 #61

Indeed, 6 indignant question marks are a tell carolinayellowdog Jul 2014 #56

It's interesting they've warped the 2nd Amendment to mean... Oilwellian Jul 2014 #9

The 2nd amendment clearly states.... AlbertCat Jul 2014 #13

That's as much a myth as what the NRA propagates unrepentant progress Jul 2014 #25

That's bogus. GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #57

Ah, there's that fine DU intellectual spirit unrepentant progress Jul 2014 #58

Professor Bogus argues that there is strong reason to believe AlbertCat Jul 2014 #59

Yup. The Right lies. SunSeeker Jul 2014 #14

Really dislike comments sections in pretty much every online publication abelenkpe Jul 2014 #16

Every forum I've visited that allows right-wingers is awash in raw sewage. Scuba Jul 2014 #17

McClatchy forces Facebook ID use reddread Jul 2014 #22

Make people use their real names... JohnnyRingo Jul 2014 #23

I agree. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #26

not from what ive seen reddread Jul 2014 #36

Sacramento Bee shanti Jul 2014 #53

K&R ReRe Jul 2014 #24

No, saying mean, nasty, disgusting things is not like tritsofme Jul 2014 #29

OK...then what happens... ReRe Jul 2014 #31

I'm not sure I understand. tritsofme Jul 2014 #35

I'm talking about... ReRe Jul 2014 #45

Threatening someone's life is not protected speech. tritsofme Jul 2014 #47

Well... ReRe Jul 2014 #49

Saying nasty things is not inciting violence. tritsofme Jul 2014 #51

Thank you for the colloquy... ReRe Jul 2014 #52

Fixed link alp227 Jul 2014 #32

Something keeps nagging at the back of my mind about this latest influx of youngsters. Frustratedlady Jul 2014 #34

From what I've read it is that conditions are really getting bad down there n2doc Jul 2014 #38

You are probably right, but it still keeps nagging at me. Frustratedlady Jul 2014 #40

Simply ban pseudonyms. Commenters should have to give real names mainer Jul 2014 #39

They still find ways... TheMightyFavog Jul 2014 #41

New? Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #42

Was anyone proposing "second amendment solutions" to the mythical 'welfare queen' problem? nt redqueen Jul 2014 #44

Not second amendment solutions. But libertarians or Libertarians were arguing that Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #48

K&R redqueen Jul 2014 #43

AKA/The brainwashed-braindead Section. Cha Jul 2014 #54